Ignition device



Dec. 18, 1928. 1,695,507

.,l.l M. REDINGER IGNITION DEVICE Filed July 18, 192'? IN1/.EN TOR.

6, ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec; 118, y1928.

UNITED STATES;

, ,Application ined any 18,

f This invention relatesyto an` ignition` de? "vice of the pyrophorictype; and has for` its "object to provide `.a mounting vforthepyrophoric material and `afriction wheel which. engagestherewith whichmay be swung-towards the wick to be lighted upon operation frictionwheelin parallel arrangement on the top of the vfuel reservoir in suchposition that` 1rthe device rmay be constructed to be "con-v venientlycarried about inthe pocket of the user. 4

With these and other objects view, the inventionfcfonsists of certainnovel features of ooristruction7 as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed'out Vin the appended claims. v, r

. In theaccompanying drawings:

Figure lis side elevation partly broken away to yshowV in vsection theresilient pyro,-V phoric tube and Vits mountingvonl the fuelV reservoirand also the lillingjplugfor thereservoir., f c l j Fig. 2 is asectionlon line 2-#2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the ignition mechanism mounted upon afuel reservoir.

Figure fl is a section on line -ll of Figure 3 with the bottom portionof thefuel reservoir broken away.

` Figurefo isa 'side elevation partlyin section illustrating theignition device as mount ed upon a standard for deslror table use.

Figurel-iS a detail sectional view of the bifurcated end of thepyrophoric tube. y

It is found in `practice desirable to provide anignition `device whichmay be constructedto be used as a pocketlighterfor. cigarsor'cigarettes, or 'whichmay ber mounted upona standardfor desk use orthe like, which will be simple and positive yin its operation andinexpensive to manufacture. and in order torprovide such a device7V Ihave Y mounted on the top ofthe fuel reservoir having a wick extendingtherefrom a covering` for the-wick, which is supported by 4a ilex-v iblehelically` coiled wire .or other material which maybe lifted from acrotched post .to hold the same invposition' andswung upon 1927. sei-iaino; 206,503(

a hinge mounting lto one side to expose the wiclrand l vhaveprovidedasimilar helically' Veloiled resilient flexibler section in thearm* which supports the pyrophoric `materialV and"` have bifurcated theend` to receive 'an abrasive wheel which may be rotated and at` the Ysame time swung towardstl'ie wick to throw a n shower of sparksfrein thepyroplioric inaterial directly upon thezwicl'zl to ignite the saine, andthe following is a detailed descripj tion'of the present embodiment of'this invention and showing'one. means byfwhich these advantageouskplislied:- W ith reference to the dirawings,10V vdesigresults may V be yaccomnates the fuel reservoir whiehis.ofasizelv PME-NT;

. JOSEPH M. REDINGERQ Yor JOHNSTON, nionri IsLliiirir` f and shapel tobe conveniently p.laced'intliepoclretofthe user: 'This freservoirisfilledk with soineabsorbent material llandv vis provided with 'a'filling openingl)J closed by a suitableplug havingthreaded engagement:

therewith. rlhe fuel reservoiimay be of any suitableshape but `i`s hereillustrated as vhaving beveled corners to enhance fthe appearance ofthesaine. Extending upwardly from the reservoir therev is a'wiclr "14 toabsorb and.`

carrylthe fuel frointhe reservoir toits? end for ignition purposes'. r iI,

This wielr is mounted 1n suitable guidejand Y.

supp'ortingsleeve vl5 and extends beytindthe same neat-17. asuitable-distance; A Awick the lighted wick when desired. This cover,

vis'mountedfoii airarm 2l which. is hinged to a post 22 :lined to thetop of the reservoir 10 by means `ofa pivot screw 23 vextending throughthe bearing'portion- Qt o'f the arm.

Between the bearing portion :24 andthe cover there is a'section 25 ofhelically coiled wire which has sutlic'ientinherent resiliency tendingto maintain the arm in a straight or rectilinear position and the covertightly seated upon the shoulderQO of the `'sleeve 15.

A post 26 having a crotehed'l end 27'en'gages the .sides of this arm toprevent itss win,' -;ing` ori the hinge'pivot' 23. However, 'when it is`desired to Vreinove the cover from the wick'for. ignition purposes ahandle 28 is engaged fand the cover lifted by flexing the section 25 "ofthe arinl, asillustrated in dotted lines in Figure el, and swung on thepivoty pin 23 to theposition illustrated "in Figure `3. f

v Located in normally parallel arrangement ico Vthat theheat of the withthe wick cover mounting arm there is provided a helically coiled tube Q9having a support 30 mounted on the fuel reservoir with a sleeve 31 atone end which is biurcated providing two finger portions 32 and 32ubetween which a friction wheel 34 is mounted on a shaft 35 which may berotated by a thumb wheel 36 also fixed upon the shaft 35. Pyrophoricmaterial 37 is positioned within the flexible tube andpressed intoengagement by a spring 38 which may be adiusted by a. finger wheel 40of` an abutment screw 39 threadedly mounted inthe support 30 for thispurpose.

VVhenit is desired to ignite the wick the cover is removed as previouslydescribed and the thumb 4l in the positionas illustrated in Figure 4 ismoved inthe direction of the arrow 42 to rotate the friction wheel tocause the shower of sparks to be thrown against the wick 14 to ignitethe same. A pressure of the thumb on the thumb wheel 36. which willcause Sufficient friction to rotate t-he wheel will also cause theflexible resilient tube to swing towards the wick so as to morepositively insure the shower of sparks thrown from the pyrophoricmaterial coming in direct contactwith the wick and insure its ignition.

In some cases, I ma form this device as a stand for a desk in t egeneral shape of a Candlestick, as illustrated in Figure 5 having a base43` with an imitation candle portion 44 formed as a fuel reservoir whichmay be filled through an opening 45 closed by a threaded plug 46attached to the base portion of the device, the ignition for the wickbeing monnteduponthe top ofthe fuel reservoir 44 in the same manner andto oerate in the same way las upon the topof tie fuel reservoirheretofore described in Figures 1L to 4.

It will be apparent that I have provided a means by which the sparksfrom the pyro` phoric material may be brought closer to the wick tube atthe time of ignition and yet the igniting mechanism may return by itsown resiliency to its normal position away from the wick tube after oeration of the saine so ame will not affect the temper of the hardenedwheel, this result being embodied in a simple and practical constructionwhich may be inexpensively produced. v

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resort-ing to all the mechanical changes to which thedevice is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only bythe terms of the appended claims.

.I claim: Y

1. In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,an elastic armr mounted on said reservoir, pyroplioric material and aspark wheel carried by said arm,

said arm being adapted to be swun towards said wick and to return tonorma position away from said wick.

2. In an ignition device, afuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,an elastic support, a pyrophoric element and a spark wheel carried bysaid support, said wheel being in contact with said element and normallywidely epaced from said wick, said support and its wheel upon beingactuated moving by pressureof the manual actuation into prox-` imity tosaid wick to ignite the same and upon being released to automaticallyreturn to its normal widely spaced position. i

3. In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,an elastic tube mounted on said reservoir for resilient movenient of oneend towards said wick, pyrophoric material in said tube, and a sparkwheel carried by said tube at said movable end for engagement with saidpyrophoric material, the said engagement being at a point in proximityto said wick.`

4; In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,a tube having a resilient flexible section to permit it to be swungtowards said wick, a friction wheel mounted in one end of said tube,pyrophoric n'iaterial in said tube in engagement with said wheel and athumb wheel for rotatingy said friction wheel to throw a shower ofsparks onto said wick. Y

5. 'In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,a tube having a section formed of helically woundmaterial to permitflexing towards said Wick, said tube havin(lr a bifurcated end, afriction wheel located between said bifurcations of said end, a shaftrotatably supporting said friction wheel, a. thumb wheel on said shaftforrotating the friction wheel, the pressure on the thumb wheelnecessary for operating the friction wheel also serving to at the sametime swiner the tube towards the wick.

6. vn an ignitiondevice, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,pyrophoric means for ignitingr the wick, a cover forsaid wick, and aflexible support for said cover permitting the same to be swung at rightangles to the plane ofthe wick to one side to expose the wick. i

7. In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,pyrophoric means for ignit-ing the wick,V a cover for saidwick, meansfor hingedl-y su porting said cover to swing in a plane at right anglestol the wick, and means cooperating with the hinging means for holdingthe cover in closed position.

8. In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,pyrophoric means for igniting the wick, a cover for said wick, moans forhingedly supporting said cover including a resilient flexible section, aretaining post on the reservoir for holding said sup? porting means andcover in wick-covering po-y l sition, said fiexible. section permittingthe supporting means and cover to be liftedfrom covering position andswung to oneiside to expose the wick. e v

9. In an ignition device, a ,fuel reservoir, a wick extendingtherefrom., pyrophoric means for igniting'the wick, a cover for saidwick, means for hingedly supporting said cover including a section ofhelically coiled material having an inherent resiliency to `hold thesamein axial alignment, a post on the reservoir having a crotch end for sup`porting and holdingth'e coverin wick-covering position, said coiledsection permitting'the cover supporting means to be lifted from saidcrotch and swung on its hinge toy remove the cover and expose the wick.'

10. In anignition device, a fuel reservoir,

a wick extending therefrom, a pair of parallel flexible tubes on saidreservoir, a cover for said wick carried by one of said tubes, pyro-lphoric material anda sparking wheel carriedy by the other of said tubesand contaetingatl a point adjacent said wick, said lcoverbeing removedfrom the wick by flexing the tube",` Y

carrier, and saidspark wheel and pyrophoric` material being moved towardthe wick byvv flexing the other tube. i n

l1. In an ignition device, a fuel reservoir, a wick extending therefrom,a pair of par-v allel fiexible resilient tubes each tending Vto therebyfor contacting therewith at a pointfy pyrophoric tube for rotating thespark wheel While the sameis swung by pressurefof the thumb towards thewick. i i i 1` In testimony whereof I affix my signature.,

' adjacent the wick, and a thumb wheel on the i V lll) yJOSEPHV M.VREDINGER. 'i I

